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q1 definition

q or Q (kyo̵̅o̅)

noun pl. Q's, q's

  1. the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet: via Latin from the early Greek koppa, a borrowing from the Phoenician
  2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English words, where it is typically followed by u (except in words borrowed from Arabic), the (kw) of queen or (k) of conquer
  3. a type or impression for q or Q
  4. the seventeenth in a sequence or group
  5. an object shaped like

adjective

  1. of q or Q
  2. seventeenth in a sequence or group
  3. shaped like
q2 definition

q

  1. quart
  2. quarter
  3. quarterly
  4. quarto
  5. query
  6. question
  7. quintal
  8. quire
Q1 definition

Q (kyo̵̅o̅)

noun

Etymology: q(uality factor)

Electronics the ratio of energy stored to energy lost in a component or substance
often called Q factor
Q2 definition

Q

  1. Etymology: L quadrans

    farthing
  2. Quebec
  3. Queen
  4. Chess queen
  5. quetzal
Q3 definition

Q

Physics electric charge

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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